Lakshya Sen
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Lakshya set to become youngest Indian to qualify for World Tour Finals
Other Sports | Nov 25, 2021, 07:26 PM ISTThe 20-year-old from Almora has enjoyed an impressive run on the BWF world tour and is currently ranked fifth in the World Tour rankings.
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Indonesia Open: Lakshya, Kashyap lose in first round
Other Sports | Nov 23, 2021, 06:01 PM IST21-year-old Laskhya lost 21-23, 15-21 to the two-time world champion Kento Momota in 53 minutes after gruelling battle in the first game.
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Indonesia Masters: Sindhu sails into 2nd round; Lakshya stuns World No 10 Tsuneyama
Other Sports | Nov 16, 2021, 04:37 PM ISTSindhu defeated Thailand's Supanida Katethong in straight games while 20-year-old Lakhsya outwitted Japan's Kanta Tsuneyam over three games in the opening round.
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French Open 2021: Sindhu enters semi-finals, Lakshya exits
Other Sports | Oct 29, 2021, 10:39 PM ISTThe 3rd seed Indian scripted a convincing 21-14, 21-14 win over eighth seeded Busanan Ongbamrungphan in 38 minutes to extend her dominating head-to-head record against the Thai to 14-1.
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French Open: Sindhu, Lakshya win, Saina retires midway on mixed day for India
Other Sports | Oct 27, 2021, 10:56 PM ISTPV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen sailed into the second round but it was curtains for Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth on a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament.
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Lakshya Sen crashes out in quarters at All England Open
Other Sports | Mar 19, 2021, 06:46 PM ISTSen had progressed to the men's singles quarter-finals on Thursday after beating France's Thomas Rouxel 21-18, 21-17 in 53 minutes.
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All England Open: Lakshya Sen in quarters, HS Prannoy loses to Kento Momota
Other Sports | Mar 18, 2021, 05:18 PM ISTSen will now face either Ireland's Nhat Nguyen, who beat Kidambi Srikanth on Wednesday, or Netherland's Mark Caljouw.
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Injured Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen pulls out of two Thailand events
Other Sports | Jan 03, 2021, 07:40 PM ISTMeanwhile, the Indian team, including Olympic hopefuls Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth and Kidambi Srikanth, on Sunday left for Thailand to compete in back-to-back BWF World Tour Super 1000 events.
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Indian shuttlers return from Germany testing negative for COVID-19
Other Sports | Nov 03, 2020, 11:07 AM ISTDefending Champion Lakshya had to withdraw from SaarLorLux Open in Saarbrucken after his father-cum-coach D K Sen returned a positive test for the virus.
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Srikanth sails into Denmark Open quarters, Lakshya loses
Other Sports | Oct 15, 2020, 10:16 PM ISTThe fifth seed Indian took 33 minutes to get the better of his Canadian opponent 21-15 21-14 in the men's singles second round match of the Super 750 tournament, Lakshya, goes down 21-15 7-21 17-21 to experienced local challenger Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghu.
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Lakshya Sen enters second round of Denmark Open
Other Sports | Oct 13, 2020, 02:11 PM ISTThe 19-year-old Indian, who had claimed five titles including two Super 100 tournaments last year, produced a clinical performance to outwit Popov 21-9 21-15 to reach the second round.
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Return of badminton: Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen to begin title hunt at Denmark Open
Other Sports | Oct 12, 2020, 07:44 PM ISTKidambi opens against world no 52 Toby Penty of England in the second half of the draw while Shubhankar Dey and Ajay Jayaram will look to go deep into the tournament.
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Shuttler Ajay Jayaram 'not allowed to board' flight to Denmark
Cricket | Oct 09, 2020, 04:08 PM ISTRest of the Indian squad, including Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and Shubhankar Dey, flew with Air France from Delhi on Thursday night.
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Was on course for top-15 ranking: Teen shuttler Lakshya Sen counts losses amid COVID-19 lockdown
Other Sports | Apr 27, 2020, 05:02 PM ISTWith the world in lockdown to contain the deadly disease, Lakshya too is enduring the uncertain times within the confines of his apartment, near the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in Bengaluru.
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PV Sindhu in quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen bows out of All England Championships
Other Sports | Mar 12, 2020, 10:43 PM ISTSindhu next meets the winner of the round of 16 match between fourth-seeded Nozomi Okuhara of Japan and Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark.
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India lose 2-3 to Indonesia in semifinals to settle for bronze in Asia Team Championships
Other Sports | Feb 15, 2020, 05:52 PM ISTWorld No. 31 Lakshya dished out a clinical performance to notch up a sensational 21-18 22-20 win over world no. 7 Jonatan in the second singles to keep India in the hunt after B Sai Praneeth retired following a 6-21 thrashing by Anthony Ginting in the opening game of the first singles
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Lakshya out in qualifiers, Rankireddy-Shetty duo loses in 1st round of Malaysia Masters
Other Sports | Jan 07, 2020, 05:29 PM ISTThe biggest upset of the day for India was the ouster of the world number 12 men's doubles duo of Rankireddy and Shetty, who fought hard before going down to world number 19 Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi of Malaysia.
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Inconsistent world-conqueror Sindhu, fast-rising Lakshya steer Indian badminton in 2019
Other Sports | Dec 23, 2019, 02:10 PM ISTAfter two silvers and two bronze medals, Sindhu finally fetched India its first ever World Championships gold in the sport but spent rest of the year struggling for form.
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Saina Nehwal pulls out of Syed Modi International, Lakshya Sen eyes season's 5th title
Other Sports | Nov 25, 2019, 08:19 PM ISTThree-time former champion Saina, who has been battling illness and injuries, is going through a bad patch, having lost six times in the first round this season.
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Lakshya Sen wins 4th title of the season, claims Scottish Open
Other Sports | Nov 25, 2019, 10:44 AM ISTIndian shuttler Lakshya Sen won his fourth title in three months as he cruised to victory in the Scottish Open.